End Markets Processes Lanxess holds Rubber Days in Japan and Korea November 24, 2011 by plasticsinfomart On November 21 and 23, Lanxess AG hosted its first ever Rubber Days in Japan and South Korea respectively with the aim of promoting “Green Tires” in the regions. According to the company, more than 160 participants, experts from the industry in Tokyo, Japan attended the event themed “Innovations for Greener Mobility”. It also celebrated […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Wittmann Battenfeld puts machinery where its mouth is to help train tomorrow’s plastics workers November 24, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Training and educational sites in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Michigan, and California have all taken delivery of machinery, equipment and training resources supplied by Wittmann Battenfeld in 2011, as part of that company’s efforts to help train tomorrow’s plastics workers. “It’s an important part of who we are as a company,” David Preusse, president of Wittmann Battenfeld […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News PolyOne announces new medical lines at Compamed November 24, 2011 by plasticsinfomart PolyOne stepped up its antimicrobial plastics line with the launch of WithStand Antimicrobial Solutions based on Sanitized MedX 200s active ingredients at Compamed 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The new products for Europe were developed in association with Sanitized AG, a producer of antimicrobials. “The excellent cooperation between PolyOne and Sanitized AG allows us to combine […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Great Pacific Garbage Patch A Hoax, Says Plastic Bag Ban Foes November 24, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The mess of plastic in the Pacific Ocean known to many as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is fodder for splashy headlines and useful scaring the kombucha out of environmentalist children. It’s also entirely fictitious, a spawn not of 21st-century consumerism but a combination of media hype, green guilt, and “confirmation bias.” That’s the stance […] Read more »
Market News Oil hovers near $97 ahead of US crude supply data November 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices hovered near $97 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as traders looked to the latest U.S. crude supply reports for signs demand may be improving. Benchmark crude for January delivery was up 8 cents at $97.00 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Drive against recycled plastic on November 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Continuing drive against use of recycled plastics, officials of Manipur Pollution Control Board (MPCB) conducted surprise check in shops and hotels at Thangal Bazar, Paona Bazar and Palace Compound. Use of recycled plastic, which is hazardous to health, has been prohibited under Plastic Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011 and MPCB had already issued public […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Magna to buy BDW's four aluminum die casting operations, launch E-Car project with GM November 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart It’s been a busy week for auto parts maker Magna International. The Aurora, Ont.-based company’s subsidiary Cosma International has signed an agreement with the shareholders of the BDW Technologies Group to acquire BDW’s four aluminum die casting operations in Europe. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. Germany-based BDW is a provider of […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Magna to buy BDW’s four aluminum die casting operations, launch E-Car project with GM November 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart It’s been a busy week for auto parts maker Magna International. The Aurora, Ont.-based company’s subsidiary Cosma International has signed an agreement with the shareholders of the BDW Technologies Group to acquire BDW’s four aluminum die casting operations in Europe. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. Germany-based BDW is a provider of […] Read more »
